It has been a relatively quiet year since the outbreak. You are in the control room. You have gathered the team for an important announcement from Danny. The screen comes to life with Danny, Elon and another man. You get the feeling you have seen him somewhere before but you just can't think of his name.
"It's the CEO of Mahia Tech," Kelsey whispers in your ear. That's where you heard the name from.
"But what would he want with Mars?" Kelsey is clearly confused.
"I don't know but we will find out," You whisper back. It is a good question. Hopefully, it comes with a good answer. You play the transmission.
"As you know Mars isn't just a science-based mission. It is a mission to save humanity and that is why I am proud to announce that the team at Mahia Technologies is proud to announce a partnership with SpaceX which will guarantee that the terraforming and potential mining of Mars will work," The man standing next to Elon announces. Elon looks devastated at the fact that his science colony now has to deal with this announcement. Danny has the same look. The transmission cuts out. You can feel your annoyance at the announcement because you believe that that kind of thing should start in four years but there is nothing you can do about it. You decide to think about ways that you can help the Mahia Tech colony.
"That's some crap if I've ever heard any," Benji remarks.
"Well Benji it's happened and they are on their way," Jay retorts.
"And they are probably only going to focus on the mining efforts anyway," Kelsey adds. A wave of disdain soon makes its way through the control room. You are going to have to prepare a landing site but that's fine. You know you will have to deal with the complaints from the science team. You get everyone to get back to work.
"Hey schatzi it will be alright," Kelsey places his hand on your shoulder. He is trying his best to comfort you.
"I hope so," You respond. The next few months are going to be a fresh nightmare. You are glad that you can get help from your team. Four tense months later you are at the landing site waiting for the Mahia team. Roman is growing restless. He is the one team member that has shown the most disdain for the Mahia Tech mission. You know that there will be little resistance from him because He needs evidence to base his hate on.
"I just wish they would hurry up and put me out of my misery," Roman remarks.
"Be patient Roman," Ivan responds from his seat behind you. At least you have people like Ivan on your team. You start to think about what the Mahia team would be like. The comms system in the rover crackles to life.
"Armstrong base to Fifi rover," It's Kelsey. He is monitoring things from the control room.
"What can I do for you Armstrong base?" You reply. You are glad to hear his voice because that means Roman won't be complaining.
"Colombo one wishes to talk to you before they start re-entry," Kelsey responds. You flick some switches.
"Patch them through," You remark. You are worried that Roman will say something stupid but he gives a reassuring glance. He is probably waiting for a good opportunity to show why mining Mars is a bad idea.
"Good morning Commander Collins," The man in charge of the Mahia team remarks.
"Hello, Commander Spencer what can I do for you?" You reply. You feel like you have some lingering disdain in your voice.
"My team just wanted me to let you know that we are starting the re-entry maneuver," Commander Spencer replies. You can tell that he will be glad to get back to a place with gravity.
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Constellations
Fanfiction"I am so sorry Neil" "It will be alright Lily," he responds. Lily Collins yearned to follow in her father Micheal Collins' footsteps but there was one problem. She was stuck serving coffee to people at NASA. One fateful day she ends up spilling cof...
